Cost of living comparison
Syria is 45.4% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Syria instead of Chile, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2700
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2600
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
Chile
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1600
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Chile
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1900
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2900
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF578.1100
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5200
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Chile
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8600
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.7100
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.7900
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1900
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Chile
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.5500
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF176.7800
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.1000
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1800
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.4100
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2100
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Chile
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5900
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF1.0100
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.2500
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6800
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
|
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